Support your troops: Pictures of dead bodies for porn!

[Roshambo]

No, nothing to do with grossly violating the Geneva Conventions in this article.

"There is no criminal investigation into the matter of photos of deceased bodies in Iraq being posted on the worldwide Web anonymously," Army spokesman Paul Boyce said. "Army criminal investigators examined this recently as a preliminary inquiry but found there is no specific evidence of a felony crime."

I really can't complain too much about these kids pissing all over the Geneva Conventions too much when the investigators can't figure out the difference between "felony" and "violation of international humanitarian law". I really can't. It might have something to do with how fucking clueless many modern troops now seem to be of the UCMJ to begin with, and that is a much shorter list of rules and regulations.

Well, there goes the last of my support for the troops there, despite whatever comes from higher up. Now I definitely have to see a hell of a lot more to validate any reason why I should further support the misconduct that seems fully allowed, given the official okay by the Army spokeman, and rampant throughout the US armed forces while the investigators sit on their balls. So far, honor hasn't only been stepped on, but greedily so and for reasons like this.

As long as the Geneva Convention is being pissed upon, SCREW the troops. After all, think of how many who used the site while serving ("Now, he said, some 30,000 of his 220,000 registered users or military members serving in the war zones." - 30k, and the inspectors can't find any specific evidence! That also says a LOT about 'secure comms'.), at least a few must have been in a rank to be obligated to upholding the GCs and be held responsible for other troops. (To also clarify this a bit more, this doesn't mean all troops should be loathed - just those who abused, were aware of, and excused any "support the troops" gratuities bought with war crimes.)

 

[Bradylama]

With video tapes of soldiers shooting random dogs on the road for sport on Rotten.com, I can't say this is very surprising.

 

[Sander]

I must say, though, that there is no mention of how many of the pictures were actually 'dead Iraqi' pictures. It only says that there were 30,000 people who sent in pictures, but nowhere does it say that people haven't sent in pictures of their squad as well.

 

[Tannhauser]

I can back up what Elissar says about dogs. When I lived in the Middle East, I was attacked by dogs more than once. With diseases such as rabies a distinct possibility, I can see quite well how soldiers would be justified in shooting dogs.

 

[victor]

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5365.htm


Is this any different?

 

[John Uskglass]

I can back up what Elissar says about dogs. When I lived in the Middle East, I was attacked by dogs more than once. With diseases such as rabies a distinct possibility, I can see quite well how soldiers would be justified in shooting dogs.

Yup. Dogs are a big problem in basically every Muslim country. There are some funny stories about Balkan and pre-1922 Anatolian towns with mixed Muslim-Christian populations dealing with stray dogs.

 

[Kormy]

A claim that US soldiers posted photos of Iraqi corpses on the internet in exchange for porn cannot be proven, the Pentagon has said after a brief inquiry.

The bloody photographs - some of which are believed to have come from Afghanistan - show dead civilians, many with their bodies mutilated.

The website says the photos were provided by US soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan in exchange for free porn.

The Army Criminal Investigation Command has conducted a preliminary inquiry but could not conclude if US military personnel were responsible for the photos.

Col Joe Curtin, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon, said there currently was no formal investigation into the matter adding: "We're not blowing this off. "If the Army thinks it's in its interest to investigate something, we will.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations called for the criminal inquiry and said the investigation was insufficient.

"It's entirely inappropriate for the military to do such a cursory investigation of something that is really casting a very negative light on our nation's military and can only serve to further damage America's image and interests throughout the Islamic world," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the group.

The owner of the website, Chris Wilson from Florida, earlier said the publication of the pictures was good journalism.

"I like to see it from their (the soldiers') point of view, and I think it's newsworthy," he said.

 

[Roshambo]

Sorry for locking this topic, but it will be re-opened once we can be sure that nobody unable to control themselves through their own clannie politics can hurt themselves. Please be patient, this may be just a couple of days.

Until then, I am afraid that anything controversial is now also similarly locked from the GD forum.

 

[Sovz]

Speaking of dogs.....

 

[victor]

That was a pretty strong/lucky bull and some very desperate dogs. I kind of wonder if he killed them simply by throwing them around, though. I can't really see dogs taking such falling damage. Where is this?

 

[Roshambo]

Kind of reminds me of moose with a couple of wolves on them. Very ugly battles.

The bull, like the moose, probably stepped on them afterwards.

 

[Sovz]

The bull didn't kill the dogs, they were shot by National Guard troops who returned form Iraq in order to bring “Democracy” to Louisiana.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

So how long before they start burning hooches to rat out the Communists?

Oh sorry, wrong war.

Oh sorry, that's right, this one's not a war. It's a police action or some sheznit. If it was a war, you'd have Prisoners of War and we can't have that now can we?

On a related matter, it's funny how the evil Communists in North Vietnam also didn't call their Anerican prisoners "Prisoners of War" as some attempt to bypass that convention. It's nice to know America at least learnt something from all of that.

 

[John Uskglass]

Kind of reminds me of moose with a couple of wolves on them. Very ugly battles.

Do you read National Geographic Rosh? There was a pretty amazing series of maybe 10 or so photographs of a 'battle' between a moose and maybe two wolves.

 

[The Vault Dweller]

Kind of reminds me of moose with a couple of wolves on them. Very ugly battles.

Do you read National Geographic Rosh? There was a pretty amazing series of maybe 10 or so photographs of a 'battle' between a moose and maybe two wolves.

I remember that issue. Those wolves struggled trying to take it down and fought/wounded it a few times before waiting for it to bleed/tire to death.

To think people usually believe that animals kill each other swiftly, but there are often close scrapes and missed opportunities.

Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller

 

[Roshambo]

Do you read National Geographic Rosh? There was a pretty amazing series of maybe 10 or so photographs of a 'battle' between a moose and maybe two wolves.

Heh, I watched it happen in a tree stand while moose hunting.

As TVD said, it isn't fast, and either they will bleed them to death, get a lucky throat rip, or the prey may run away. It can even last for a few minutes.

Which is even more dangerous for the bipedal meatbags.

 

[John Uskglass]

Which is even more dangerous for the bipedal meatbags.

Would not take you for a KOTOR quoter.

Heh, I watched it happen in a tree stand while moose hunting.

Canada or Alaska? There ain't many Wolves left in the states, at least not until very recently.

And that had to have been dangerous.

 

[SmithWesen]

I remember back when I used to live in Alaska, moose would wander into the yard all the time. Friggin huge. It's one of those animals that pictures don't really do it justice until your standing a few feet away from it and you realize your looking into the eyes of a a ton or so of raw muscle.

It is about that time that you start hoping that you don't look delicious.

If I remember the facts correctly, I believe moose are responsible for the most deaths every year in Alaska.

 

[Roshambo]

Would not take you for a KOTOR quoter.

One of the few good parts of the game.

Worst combat ever though it's still in a retard wrestling match between the combat system of KOTOR and Dungeon Lords.

Canada or Alaska? There ain't many Wolves left in the states, at least not until very recently.

Alaska, and the population fluxuates with the rabbit pop explosion, caribou, moose, etc.

And that had to have been dangerous.

Not really. With a moose around and with me in a tree, I wasn't that concerned about the wolves. Now if it was a mother and a calf, she might have taken a tree down and killed herself to try and get at me. Some are nuts like that.